An Karl haben wir geschrieben. Besten Dank für Ihre Mittei-
lung über seine Gesundheit.
Beste Grüsse an Sie und Ihre Frau von uns beiden.
Lenin
P. S. Schreiben Sie doch ein Paar Worte!

TRANSLATION

[13 March 1917]

Dear Radek! I was already about to write to you when your postcard arrived with the promise to write in detail "tomorrow." But "tomorrow" passed, and then "tomorrow" again, and again — and no news at all!!

I very much ask you to send me back the Swedish letter¹ — I have already asked you about this twice. Surely you couldn't have lost it?

And what about Jul. Borchardt?² No news at all? And do you still not have Karl Erdmann's books?

Have you seen No. 10 of the CC organ ("CC News")?³ Martynov writes that you did not refute Grimm's lies — ergo *!!!!

But the entire content of this article by Martynov is so idiotic — this fool helps us splendidly.

We have written to Karl.⁴ Many thanks for your report on his health.
Best greetings to you and your wife from both of us.
Lenin

P. S. Do write a few words!

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¹ Which letter is in question has not been established.

² Julian Borchardt — German Social-Democrat. During the world imperialist war, heading a left Social-Democratic group that formed around the journal "International Socialists of Germany," he conducted a struggle against social-chauvinism and imperialist war; participated in the Zimmerwald Conference, aligned with the Zimmerwald Left. By the end of the war, Borchardt and his group had moved to syndicalist positions. After the war, Borchardt withdrew from active political activity.

³ Reference is to the book by K. Erdmann, *England und die Sozialdemokratie* (*England and Social-Democracy*), published in Berlin in 1917.

⁴ This refers to the Menshevik newspaper "News of the Foreign Secretariat of the Organizational Committee of the Russian Social-Democratic Labour Party," published in Geneva from February 1915 to March 1917. Ten issues appeared.

* — therefore.

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In No. 10 of the newspaper was published an article by A. Martynov, "The Question of Defense of the Fatherland in the Swiss Social-Democratic Party."

The article pointed out that during the war, the social-democratic faction of the all-Swiss parliament abandoned its previous resolutions to speak out against war and voted for military credits. Against such behavior by the faction, no one in Swiss social-democracy protested. "What is more, even the ultra-radical comrade Radek, who transferred his activities to Switzerland in 1914, as recently written in *Neues Leben* by comrade Grimm (and Radek did not refute this), in the first months of the war approved of this step by the faction in view of special Swiss conditions."

A. Martynov (A. S. Liker) — during the world imperialist war occupied a centrist position.

⁵ Who is being referred to has not been established.

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# INVENTORY OF PERSONAL BELONGINGS

Lenin
(6. IV. 1917)

1) Basket with household items (valuable). (Key to it)*
2) Basket with valuable books.
3) Box (cardboard) with newspaper clippings.
4) The same: small box made of wooden planks.
5) Box with archive materials.
6) Basket with non-valuable newspapers, etc.
7) Swedish kerosene stove.

¹ The inventory was compiled in connection with preparations for departure to Russia.

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# LETTER TO I. F. ARMAND**

20/IV—1917

Dear friend! I have just received two packages for you — from those that were taken out of your basket. They are packed poorly, only in newspaper paper.

* On the postcard to which the key is attached, V. I. Lenin wrote: "Einschreiben. Peggy Radomyslski (bei Marti). 27. Neufeldstrasse. 27. II. Bern. See reverse," and on the reverse of the card: "Absender: Wl. Ulianov. Spiegelgasse. 14. Zurich. I. Key to Lenin's basket (with household items)."

** On the envelope of this letter, V. I. Lenin wrote: "To Inessa Fedorovna Armand. Arbat, corner of Denezhny and Glazovsky lanes, building 14, apartment 12. Moscow."